Economy and politics usurp recruitment as greatest concern for UK businesses
January 26, 2016
By Alastair Campbell, founder of Company Check Recruitment is always a challenge, no matter what size your business or sector you work in. Finding the right people can be invaluable and for many business owners, the task of identifying, interviewing and securing talent is tough. Recent trends away from long term careers in one business …
Future Gazing and Future Shaping – MBA Open Event
January 18, 2016
Date: Thursday 25th February 2016 (07:30-09:00) Location: 39-41 Gregory Boulevard, New Arts Exchange, Nottingham NG7 6BE Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-gazing-and-future-shaping-mba-open-breakfast-and-day-event-tickets-20809955136 This special open event provides an informal opportunity to find out more about the Nottingham MBA programme. Detailed information about the various MBA courses, specialisms and study options will be available and our knowledgeable and friendly MBA …
MBA Business Practice Week
December 14, 2015
Each year Nottingham MBA students take a week off-curriculum to get a first-hand taste of different types of organisation, examining their business model and approach to problems and business functions. This year students were treated to talks by inspirational record breaking polar explorer (and fellow Nottingham MBA alumnus) Adrian Hayes, and renowned business leader and …
MBA Business Practice Week
December 7, 2015
Each year Nottingham MBA students take a week off-curriculum to get a first-hand taste of different types of organisation, examining their business model and approach to problems and business functions. This year students were treated to talks by inspirational record breaking polar explorer (and fellow Nottingham MBA alumnus) Adrian Hayes, and renowned business leader and …
MBA Business Practice Week
December 1, 2015
Each year Nottingham MBA students take a week off-curriculum to get a first-hand taste of different types of organisation, examining their business model and approach to problems and business functions. This year students were treated to talks by inspirational record breaking polar explorer (and fellow Nottingham MBA alumnus) Adrian Hayes, and renowned business leader and …
MBA Business Practice Week
November 25, 2015
Each year Nottingham MBA students take a week off-curriculum to get a first-hand taste of different types of organisation, examining their business model and approach to problems and business functions. This year students were treated to talks by inspirational record breaking polar explorer (and fellow Nottingham MBA alumnus) Adrian Hayes, and renowned business leader and …
People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership – Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
November 17, 2015
At the end of September the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed and published. They will come into effect at the end of 2015, following the completion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and cover the period 2016-2030. Unlike the MDGs, the idea is to involve the whole world in taking responsibility for development and place …
Spot the ‘genius’
November 10, 2015
Imagine you’re on a spaceship travelling towards some distant star. One day you glance in the equivalent of your rear-view mirror and see a faster vessel about to overtake you. It turns out that this vessel is from your own planet. It left Earth years after your mission but has caught up as a result …
Next year’s MBA sustainability and responsible business elective modules are unveiled
November 4, 2015
Details have been released of specialist sustainability and responsible business electives that are being offered by ICCSR to our full-time or executive MBA students and will also be available as bespoke executive education courses. The five-day modules, which will be provided in 2016, cover four areas and will each be led by ICCSR staff. We’ve …
Strategy briefing – Business Strategy: What is it really?
October 16, 2015
Almost everyone seems to have a strategy. Asking business directors about their strategy may well stimulate a long list such as their procurement strategy or marketing strategy, investor strategy or workforce strategy. Indeed, almost any potential plan or course of action rapidly becomes a strategy. Perhaps the word conjures up impressions of high level thinking, …
